Daily Republican., 1887-05-11
Fifth Edit


LITTLE EVlI
:. Tbs b NOR m.orninR'ss sion o otS
" ~ o'clock, with The n n ~
anu 10. associate : J judges on thu thu
on trial for carry Ing . o coSoss
wreapon, was again ,ssa
Francis M. Walker, Rso' AS Ss
! ! for the defepss ", Is
me weapon complained IL ., .
70 10Y pistol. in which notbins
At the close Of the tfs,,u
vas briefly argued i1''l WI
Porter, Esq, for the s,.,"a
c 9 ~. M. Walker, ESQ for !,
1iter which the jury was
Judge Houston, ana % ,s,,.
O'Clock. ie'1'd
silas Murra-, colored, wa,
the dock and arraipped wy" wy
ment charging him with ~.
fourteen pounds of beesvsr
Az cents . pound, from the 4
Dental Company, on Nay
1885, and an apothsr ,'
charging him with the
thirty.four ounces Of plstIn
at $3.50 per ounce, the prou
same company, on April all,
He pleaded not guilty to \
ments. aud q jury was d,av
case token up for trial a. anu
The State wss representa-
ney General Biggs and tbe
Willard Salisbury, Jr., E,u
The case was opened by
who stated that the prisons,
employ Of this company and
articles charged In the Ind
different times, and sold |,
Emanuel Black.
The Recorder of Deeds n,
was called, and testified III,
mington Dental COMPANY
corporated aud does basin
city.
DR.. j. U. Frautz was svo
tiled that he 10 coupsc,ed
| Wilmington Den tai Ccmps1
known the prisoner for Il
years. He had been ia IN
tue company during ths,
last Thursday. Previous
there were "a ounces TX "a
Of platinum stolen from ,ts
ment, but he could not anal
when II was taken.
He obtained the stolen
week from j. l.. Clark Of ri
who had betn commissio
witness to purchase plstIuu
them. As coon as the witnl
platinum he recognized 1t
had been missed from thei
ment. To make sure Of The
brought 1t home, and sub
several tests, which convlud
1t WAS their property. As
charge Of oil the scraps
place, he was called In
and shown the platinum, wh
titled rs the property Of IL
He was told about Its being
! ent tered iRto an agreement
witness to assist In the dets(
, thief. The witness again
) adelphia, and had an int
Mr.. Clark, at which be toll
the metal was stolen from Il
: and was Informed by Clark
T been purchased from o
Williamson, In this city.
u When the witHess returI
r CITY, he called on Willi1
ascertained from him that
chased the platinum FROM
man named Enanue Blach
9 Q junk chop on west Ninth
! seeing Black he informed
OIL that the person who had 40
q metal was to bring him and
t Thursday night, the 5ih insl
{ were laid to effect his arrea
OIL goods In his possession. In
J, time, the witness Harmed {
d WAS making preparations u
? and on information which
Ifrom Black be swore out q
had biln arrested.
On cross. examination BY
b bury, the witness said t1
a had been IN the employ OF U
v some eight or nine years a1
,fl ployed rs o burner" ne
al teeth after they we're MAJ
[. there are always a number
q ing the process, it was alto.
have these crushed to dbtalr
hum from them, which va
Alto the Office for future use.
Al There were others WHO a
|, these scraps of platinum,
might have taken some.
Helen Black, colo,ec, u
}she is acquainted VIII 81
Ellie brought platinum ID
.ssttwice, about one month ~
81 her 10 give IL to hef D
ssid that he would SEQ hln
metal wac in a small Gag,
c.. The witness was sao]eu'o
D, land searching crosse a. =
lMr. sauisbury, out "I ~
tbriug GU, any material IL
re to those OF her ciroet t tl a
ld Attorney General Biqss
tMr. Bird, representing El
who Is under iudictmeut
70. | stolen goods, wished 10 VI
nttthe intention to put him "a
la witness. On behalf u
-Ewould soy TINT 1t was nol
to call him, ss he was clL
T The could not MAZE OF,
him he could rot do II y
mony. Mr.. SALISBURY, 1 4, :.
ksaid that ne did not in, !"
Thin to 20 on the stant' a
vict. ,o,;,
~
ICED that she Is .he danal
luel Black. She corroOo,, y
tmony Of Helen Black IN
I'd. Murray bringing ths plat
~ house and leaving 1t 'ol y
'Os AT / O'Clock Court tooE
i've .t,Ja /, fteruoOD.
lon The jury IN the Gaze y. o. !,
IN! ard came in at Ills o'c ,5
ost dict of not guilty. an'
o Is. charged.
nd, Attempted Burr